Archaeology 1,300-year-old Anglo-Saxon cross presented to Cambridge museum Garnet and gold cross discovered in 2011 on the body of a teenage girl buried lying in her own bed As well as the cross, gold and garnet pins, an iron knife, glass beads and a chain were also found in the grave. Photograph: Stuart J Roberts/ University of CambridgeA beautiful gold and garnet cross, found on the breast of a teenage girl buried lying on her own bed about 1,300 years ago, has been presented to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. The girl’s grave was found in 2011 by University of Cambridge archaeologists only a few miles from the museum, on land at Trumpington being developed for housing. Photograph: Stuart J Roberts/ University of CambridgeBoth bed burials and Anglo-Saxon jewellery of such regal quality are exceptionally rare finds. The cross is thought to be worth more than £80,000, but has been presented to the museum by the landowners, Grosvenor.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2018 06:22 UTC